The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the hosts of the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027, which will be held in India in Mumbai and Vadodara from 14 to 28th February, 2027.
The Cricket Council of India (CCI), along with the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, will host the matches for this landmark tournament, which will bring together six teams — South Africa, India, New Zealand, Australia, England, and Sri Lanka.
The six teams, which qualified as per their positions in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings on the 6 July qualification cut-off date, will compete in a round-robin format, where the top two sides will advance to the final on 28th February.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka; however, it will now be held in India as Sri Lanka Cricket continues to make the requisite reforms outlined at the ICC’s Annual Conference in July. The ICC had assessed three candidates to be the hosts — Bangladesh, South Africa, and India — and after the host evaluation criteria, India was recommended as the replacement host.
ICC Chairman, Mr Jay Shah, said: “The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket. As the inaugural edition of the tournament, it will bring together the best teams in the world in an intense, high-quality competition, while creating even greater incentive for teams to continue rising through the rankings and competing for a place on the global stage.
“With a marquee ICC women’s event now taking place every year, we have a significant opportunity to build greater momentum, provide more consistency and create a stronger rhythm for the women’s game, its players and its fans around the world.”
The ticketing information and the full schedule of the tournament will be announced in the coming days.
